Here are some additions/differences I have with the information the
Gideon Carr family presented by Carol Mitchell. Thanks, Carol, for
bringing this up for discussion.
1. Family of son Thomas Carr married Anne Sanders:
John Carr b. 1774 or 1782? m. 1st) Elizabeth Horsley 26 Sep 1807.
She died 16 Oct 1826. Their children were Dabney 17 Jun 1808-1863;
Martha b. 1810; Thomas Horsley b. 10 Apr 1813; Talbert b. 26 Aug 1815
TN - 15 Sep 1887; Sally b. 1818; Nancy b. 1821 m. Elijah E. Travillion
11 Jan 1849; Mary b. 1825.
John married 2nd) Mary Riddle abt 1828. They had a son John.
Thomas Carr 1786-1858 m. Mary Harpole. Their son John Harpole b.
1812 married a Miss NEAL.
Richardson Carr b. 10 May 1789. Much confusion on marriages or
there were 2 Richardson Carrs. He married 1st) Mildred Sawyer 6 Sep
1809 Wilson Co, TN. she died 22 Jun 1836. Had 9 children. Wilson
Madison 29 Sep 1811 Wilson Co, TN; Margaret 19 Feb 1814 - 23 Apr 1863
Pope Co, IL m. Thomas Trevillian; Allen 22 Sep 1816 - d. 1879
Franklin, Illinois m Mary crocker; Thomas Sanders 27 Sep 1818 - 1885
MO; John Sawyer Carr b. 11 Dec 1820 Wilson Co, TN - 19 Nov 1875
Antiock, Ill.m. Eliza Estes 1852 Franklin, Ilinois; Sarah Spencer 24
May 1823 m. Elisha compton; Laura 8 May 1826- d. 1827; Martha 6 Jan
1828 m. James Ferguson; Elizabeth 1 Sep 1834 - 29 Mar 1898 Pope Co,
Illinois m. John P. Renshaw.
2. Family of son John Carr 1746-1809 m. Mary E. Downer.
-- Anderson Buckner Carr b. 1782 m. 1st) Julia Ann Brockman who
died abt 1824-1825.
Anderson B. Carr married 2nd) Ann Jones (widow of Unknown
Kimbrough) on 24 Jul 1825 Shelby Co, TN. Daughter Virginia C. Carr b.
1828 married William Thomas 1849 Shelby Co, TN.
-- Sarah Downer Carr b. aft 1792 m. James Early 1812 in Albemarle.
Children: John Fendall m. Lizzie Greenlee; Mary m. Thomas Durrett;
Frances m. Isaac Davis; Sarah m. Robert Beazley; Eliza m. George N.
Thrift; George W. m. Alice Stonnell.
3. Family of Micajah Carr b. 1748 - 1812 m. Elizabeth Wood, sister of
Nancy Wood who married his brother Meekins Carr.
--Patsy Carr b. 1790 m. Daniel Shackleford 1817. Had 3 children:
James, Mary, Elizabeth.
--David Carr b. 1785 married 1st) his cousin, Eliza Bowcock b.
1803, daughter of Patsy Carr who married Achilles Bowcock. Her
brother was Alanson D. Bowcock, not Absolom.
--Mary Carr m. Walker J. Blades 1813. Son Micajah Blades.
-- Burton W. Carr d. 9 May 1881 Metcalf Co, KY.
-- John Carr Aug 1806 - aft 1834
---Henley Carr 1796-1857 m. cousin, Gideon C. Travillian b. 1793
-- Sally Carr m. John H. Mattox 1824
-- George Carr d. 1886
-- James Carr b. 1788 - 1871 married cousin, Polly Carr 1787-1863.
Daughter Elmira m. Robert Keene.
-- Mildred Carr b. 1790 married James Travillian. Children
Elizabeth, George, Thomas, James.
-- Mead Carr -- mentioned in Guradian Bond as son, but find no other
record of him.
I'll send more in another post later.
Kathy Wilcox
Descendant of Agnes Carr, daughter of Thomas Carr, who married John
Waller.
My husband is a descendant of Gideon Carr.